Installing Virtual Server from the command line

Installing Virtual Server from the command line

For instructions on installing Virtual Server 2005, see Set Up Virtual Server. You can also install Virtual Server from the command line using Msiexec.exe. For more information about Msiexec.exe, see "Command Line Options" at the Microsoft Web site.

For more information about the user interface levels, see "Command Line Options" at the Microsoft Web site.

/l logfile

Specifies the path to the log file.

PIDKEY=value

Specifies the unique product key number required to perform the installation. Do not use dashes when typing the number.

SERVICESTARTUPMANUAL=value

Set to 1 for manual Virtual Server services startup. The default is 0.

WEBSITEDEFAULTPORT=value

Specifies the port for the Administration Website.

INSTALLDIR=value

Specifies a custom folder in which to install the program. If you do not include this parameter, the program is installed in \Program files.

TARGETDIR=value

Specifies a location in which to install the Virtual Server installation package when using the administrative installation (/a) option. The package's data files are uncompressed in this location.

ALLUSERS=value

Determines what users see in the Start menu and in Add or Remove Programs. If ALLUSERS is not set, the installer does a per-machine installation. If ALLUSERS is set to an empty string (ALLUSERS=""), the installer does a per-user installation. In all cases the installer uses folders in the "All Users" profile.

NOSUMMARY=value

If this value is set to 1, the summary page will not be displayed. The /qn option will also suppress the summary page.

Example

The following example shows how to perform an unattended installation and make the program accessible to all users on the computer. An unattended installation means the Setup program runs without prompting you for input.